The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that two Filipinos were killed and six others were injured in the blast in Beirut, Lebanon. According to the DFA statement, the Filipinos were inside their employers’ house when the explosion occurred. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that two Filipinos were killed and six others were…
Former senator and veteran TV and Radio broadcaster Edgar “Eddie” Ilarde has passed away at the age of 85. According to his relative, he passed away at his house in Makati City around 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. He became famous on the TV show “Student Canteen” from 1950 to 1990. He was…
Actress Assunta de Rossi happily shared the update on her pregnancy. View this post on Instagram Still less than 2 weeks before I enter my 3rd trimester. Hang in there, coccolina (Italian for “the cuddly one”)! This is a snap from my congenital anomaly scan, and I couldn’t be more grateful that everything’s good and…
Viral ngayon sa social media ang isang ostrich na pagala-gala lang naman sa loob ng isang subdivision sa Quezon City. Walang nakakaalam kung saan ito galing at kung sinong may-ari nito.
The Vatican has allayed the concerns of believers over the health of former Pope Benedict XVI. According to the Vatican, the 93-year-old former Pope has nothing to worry about because the Pope is still strong. His personal secretary Georg Gaensewein himself ensured that the condition of the former Pope was improving. The statement contradicts Peter…
President Rodrigo Duterte reinstated Metro Manila, Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite and Rizal from the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from August 4 to August 18. This follows the recommendation of the Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III after a group of medical workers spoke to him. While The President was initially sympathetic in tone as…
The Commission on the Filipino Language (KWF) is already working with partner agencies for the purpose of ensuring that the Filipino language is used during the pandemic. This year’s Language Month theme focuses on the importance of Filipino and indigenous languages in the country as the most effective weapon towards gaining the understanding of the…
The total number of confirmed victims of COVID-19 has hit more than 100,000 in the country, according to the Department of Health (DOH). The agency set a new record of 5,032 new confirmed cases, raising the total to 103,185. Of the aforementioned number of new cases, 2,114 were from fresh cases or confirmed cases whose…
President Rodrigo Duterte reinstated Metro Manila, Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite and Rizal from the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from August 4 to August 18. This follows the recommendation of the Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III after a group of medical workers spoke to him. The president made the announcement after he convened several…
Sen. Cynthia Villar clarified that government leaders should work hard to resolve the impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) pandemic on the country’s economy as well as the health sector. Villar did this after being criticized on social media following his contempt for the medical community’s call for the return of the entire Metro…
